tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post6068038109733180568..comments2016-12-10T04:08:31.901+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: A-Z bookish surveyJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-26858659735760921932013-11-01T11:02:37.127+11:002013-11-01T11:02:37.127+11:00Thanks Linda - I loved reading your list - I too h...Thanks Linda - I loved reading your list - I too had many authors that missed out - margaret drabble was definitely one - the leftovers list would be very longJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-9341321754929632642013-11-01T09:32:20.548+11:002013-11-01T09:32:20.548+11:00A little late...but I did it too! :-)
http://lenti...A little late...but I did it too! :-)<br />http://lentilinstitution.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/books-and-lists-2-of-my-favourite-things/ <br /><br />There were lots of my favourites that I couldn&#39;t find a spot for: Doris Lessing, Virginia Woolf, Anne Enright, Margaret Drabble, Miles Franklin. (Maybe I need to make ANOTHER list!)Linda from the Lentil Institutionhttp://lentilinstitution.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49993390437815213862013-10-23T21:59:09.380+11:002013-10-23T21:59:09.380+11:00Thanks Joanne - I was actually glad, after mention...Thanks Joanne - I was actually glad, after mentioning Virginia Woolf, to notice quite a few female authors among my favourites - you too :-)Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-9419182738987374332013-10-23T21:57:56.281+11:002013-10-23T21:57:56.281+11:00Thanks Hannah - it took me a little white until I ...Thanks Hannah - it took me a little white until I did it - maybe its moment will come for you but I understand that you can&#39;t always find time for such stuff - glad you enjoyed reading itJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-5651352060797380552013-10-23T21:56:28.465+11:002013-10-23T21:56:28.465+11:00Thanks Lorraine - I can see why they might have se...Thanks Lorraine - I can see why they might have sent you that book (I had never heard of it but just happened to find it in the library and was quite a bit of the way through before I discovered it was a large print copy - I did notice the print was large but thought it was just the book)Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-28384613614596527542013-10-23T21:54:26.037+11:002013-10-23T21:54:26.037+11:00Thanks Choclette - I have read quite a few marge p...Thanks Choclette - I have read quite a few marge piercy books and love her style - have you read her memoir - sleeping with cats - really interesting - thought you might enjoy it so hope you might find the timeJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-82883322918460501902013-10-23T21:47:31.773+11:002013-10-23T21:47:31.773+11:00Thanks Janet - I love books that manage to combine...Thanks Janet - I love books that manage to combine food and culture - The Fortune Cookie Chronicles sounds like a great read and if you don&#39;t read often am really glad you read the Time Traveller&#39;s WifeJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-67724204662385952312013-10-23T21:46:22.175+11:002013-10-23T21:46:22.175+11:00Thanks Alex - I sometimes think it would be great ...Thanks Alex - I sometimes think it would be great to write up books I read but I get more focused on food in my writing - try and slip in the occasional comment on a book but enjoyed writing a bit more about books in this survey - and I do love foodie events that focus on books too.Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-69948388667540768662013-10-23T21:43:31.259+11:002013-10-23T21:43:31.259+11:00Thanks Veganopoulous - I have trouble remembering ...Thanks Veganopoulous - I have trouble remembering something someone said during the day so trying to remember quotes from a novel I read years ago is toughJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-13049651422592734312013-10-23T21:42:46.217+11:002013-10-23T21:42:46.217+11:00Thanks Kari - I thought it would be up your alley ...Thanks Kari - I thought it would be up your alley as I love hearing about your recent reads on your blog - I really enjoy Alexander McCall Smith and E loves the 44 Scotland Street series which he thinks are just so Edinburgh. As for the Dark is Rising - maybe I will read it one day if only to recommend it to Sylvia when she is olderJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-54929352041511472562013-10-23T21:41:15.444+11:002013-10-23T21:41:15.444+11:00Thanks Katie - curled up in bed is one of my luxur...Thanks Katie - curled up in bed is one of my luxuries - haven&#39;t read ken follett - but will look out for his books - and am finding Lunch in Paris very moreishJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60290667264050474542013-10-23T21:38:05.891+11:002013-10-23T21:38:05.891+11:00Thanks Nupur - hope you enjoy my recommendations Thanks Nupur - hope you enjoy my recommendations Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-81633926017956394122013-10-23T21:36:50.905+11:002013-10-23T21:36:50.905+11:00Thanks Emma - we read heaps of enid blyton books a...Thanks Emma - we read heaps of enid blyton books as kids and they are so much fun to read to Sylvia as an adult. I love browsing bookshops too - we tend to do so on holidays but I always want to buy half the store. Hope you enjoy HousekeepingJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-68686680172430542992013-10-23T21:28:55.243+11:002013-10-23T21:28:55.243+11:00Thanks Elizabeth - hope you had a good trip and en...Thanks Elizabeth - hope you had a good trip and enjoy readingJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-63555298549857776812013-10-21T22:05:21.342+11:002013-10-21T22:05:21.342+11:00It was so exciting to see some of my favorites in ...It was so exciting to see some of my favorites in here - Virginia Woolf, Harper Lee, Harry Potter. :)Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-57964328765888790582013-10-21T18:29:07.727+11:002013-10-21T18:29:07.727+11:00Oh, this is SO cool! Oh, this is SO cool! The KitchenMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985386359945971991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44531146199843868542013-10-21T13:48:52.288+11:002013-10-21T13:48:52.288+11:00Loved reading (ha!) this! It&#39;s the kind of mem...Loved reading (ha!) this! It&#39;s the kind of meme I would enjoy doing but I fear I don&#39;t have the time at present — as you ma have noticed from the fact that my blogging has slowed to only about twice a week at present! Perhaps one day :)Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-68771543406041231212013-10-21T12:13:31.522+11:002013-10-21T12:13:31.522+11:00I still love physical books over online.I still love physical books over online.yummychunklethttp://yummychunklet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-36776146814089629082013-10-21T11:28:22.882+11:002013-10-21T11:28:22.882+11:00Great list Johanna. My publisher actually sent me ...Great list Johanna. My publisher actually sent me Lunch in Paris when it came to writing my book as she thought that I&#39;d like the writer&#39;s style :)Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-330174673379931522013-10-21T10:43:25.701+11:002013-10-21T10:43:25.701+11:00hahaha that is a realllllllllllllllllly cool surve...hahaha that is a realllllllllllllllllly cool survey!Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420733412600018545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-21860110064876553842013-10-21T02:29:12.421+11:002013-10-21T02:29:12.421+11:00Oh great post Johanna, really enjoyed reading this...Oh great post Johanna, really enjoyed reading this. Not surprisingly, we have quite a few books in common. I found Marge Piercy a few years ago and read everything I could find, I thought she was wonderful. Would love to do this, it&#39;s right up my street and although it may take me rather a long time, I am determined to do so.Choclettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173996730095174268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-78566992673322682732013-10-20T23:27:34.830+11:002013-10-20T23:27:34.830+11:00Wow, you are a voracious bookworm! I haven&#39;t r...Wow, you are a voracious bookworm! I haven&#39;t read fiction in the longest time, actually, although of all your books, I have read The Time Traveller&#39;s Wife. One of my latest (as in last year) reads was The Fortune Cookie Chronicles. A collection of short essays about Chinese food/culture and America. A very good read. Thanks for the tag, Johanna.janet @ the taste spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139453817267734357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-77224415282860877612013-10-20T22:54:57.650+11:002013-10-20T22:54:57.650+11:00Really enjoyed your answers Joanna, I&#39;ve seen ...Really enjoyed your answers Joanna, I&#39;ve seen lots of book bloggers get involved with the A-Z survey but it&#39;s lovely to see others (whose reading habits I know less about!) take part. :)Alex in Leedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581135303575274237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-78504781473062651732013-10-20T22:40:14.079+11:002013-10-20T22:40:14.079+11:00Great read! Thanks for nominating me, I have a ba...Great read! Thanks for nominating me, I have a bad memory for quotes from books. I can remember stupid movie lines but books are difficult :)veganopouloushttp://veganopoulous.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-2912054597129663162013-10-20T22:13:53.299+11:002013-10-20T22:13:53.299+11:00Oh Johanna, thank you!! This was such fun to read ...Oh Johanna, thank you!! This was such fun to read and I will have a wonderful time completing it myself. I have read Lunch in Paris and thought it wonderful, and am half way through Alexander McCall Smith&#39;s Scottish series myself (both of them; he is so prolific and having two Scottish series going at once does get confusing!). And The Dark is Rising was also ignored by me as a child and I haven&#39;t ever got to it as an adult, despite my brother loving it when we were young and Mr Bite telling me I should read it now :-)Karihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.com